Early Summer
Context
Piece by Hideo Ichikawa on Scenery (1976), Ryo Fukui's first album, recorded at Yamaha Hall in Sapporo. It is cited as the most acclaimed track of this record, long overlooked in the United States.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Japanese jazz. Among the origins and influences of Japanese jazz: Free jazz, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's), Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk.